tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7122966458850419830..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Death on TVBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-7194295471651294792008-12-11T02:02:00.000+00:002008-12-11T02:02:00.000+00:00Sorry about spelling of "discouragement" that appe...Sorry about spelling of "discouragement" that appeared above.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36569718417974270172008-12-11T02:01:00.000+00:002008-12-11T02:01:00.000+00:00I don't know about in England, but in Australia I ...I don't know about in England, but in Australia I believe there is no longer any dis-encouragement of relatives from being at the bedside of a loved one who may die at any time. I suspect that most spouses, and many children, feel that it is right and proper to be there at the end. Not everyone feels it is worthwhile, though. My mother had an unpleasant experience while at the bedside of her Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-18450773624485883332008-12-10T14:53:00.000+00:002008-12-10T14:53:00.000+00:00The problem with watching it on TV is that you mis...The problem with watching it on TV is that you miss the reality of it. Reality TV is, by its very nature, NOT real. It's still virtual. <BR/><BR/>My son's science class recently watched the dissection of a human cadaver on closed-circuit TV. No one got sick or freaked out, mainly because the element of smell was removed.<BR/><BR/>If something is on TV, you can look away. If you're in the room Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-62940713569254103052008-12-10T13:59:00.000+00:002008-12-10T13:59:00.000+00:00a death is only 'good' if you have realised what t...a death is only 'good' if you have realised what the end of your wordly life means. And what life here was all about. Inherent uneasiness is correct if you're just wishful thinking at the end. Comedy is indeed trying to laugh at death. Another human folly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-28734291711718435742008-12-10T12:39:00.000+00:002008-12-10T12:39:00.000+00:00death's fine, but no one likes a quitter.death's fine, but no one likes a quitter.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-53803637507518094052008-12-10T12:34:00.001+00:002008-12-10T12:34:00.001+00:00eXit-Factor! it might be the new thing...eXit-Factor! it might be the new thing...Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-52232457669311958182008-12-10T12:34:00.000+00:002008-12-10T12:34:00.000+00:00In the days of public execution what the crowd tur...In the days of public execution what the crowd turned up for was the view at the moment of death. Thought to be the most private of moments and something to be removed from the subject.<BR/>And one of the reasons why the Tower method was used for the nobility. At that moment the face was hidden, thereby conferring difference. Plus the blood was spilled on Normandy as the Tower is sitting on, Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-72497952603001641872008-12-10T12:29:00.000+00:002008-12-10T12:29:00.000+00:00Maybe we're more queasy about death because we no ...Maybe we're more queasy about death because we no longer believe in an afterlife.<BR/><BR/>But our queasiness is one thing and showing death on TV is another. Normally being queasy would be all the more reason to show it on TV. The protests against the show are presumably from anti-euthanasia campaigners, and the watchdog is worried about anti-euthanasia campaigners. Squeamishness about death Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.com